Table tennis: Swinging the racket billions of times, achieving a grand slam

Chapter 228 Before the World Table Tennis Championships, surpass Wang Chuqin and take the world's first place!

"Zhang Benzhihe started participating in the Polish Open at the age of twelve, and won the men's singles championship at the ITTF World Tour Finals at the age of fifteen, the youngest in history."

"Later, they faced our national table tennis team many times. Zhang Jike, Ma Long and Fan Zhendong were all defeated by Zhang Benzhihe."

"If nothing unexpected happens, Zhang Benzhihe, who is only 21 years old this year, will be one of the strong opponents of our national table tennis team for quite a long time in the future."

Ever since Wang Hao and Lin Shidong went to the competition venue, Liu Zhiqiang started talking about Zhang Benzhihe with Chen Jin.

Although Chen Jin's strength is unquestionable, one cannot be careless in any competition.

After all, Tomokazu Harimoto is not an unknown person.

Ranked 8th in the world.

In the Asian Championships that just ended, he defeated Lin Shidong and won the men's singles championship.

What's more, since he was a child, Tomokazu Harimoto has had a dream, which is to defeat the Chinese players.

Whenever I face the Chinese table tennis players, I feel extremely excited, as if I were given an injection of chicken blood.

Moreover, Tomokazu Harimoto is in great shape and gets stronger when facing stronger opponents.

If Chen Jin fails to hold on and loses the game, I, as an off-court coach, will also be responsible.

Knowing that Wang Hao and Liu Guoliang both value Chen Jin very much, how could Liu Zhiqiang dare to slack off?
Even if I had to take a stab at it, I had finally won this SSS card and I must enjoy it.

Therefore, Liu Zhiqiang paid special attention to it.

"Harimoto Tomokazu's playing style is known for his backhand speed, especially when he was a kid."

Liu Zhiqiang spoke eloquently, "However, as Zhang Benzhihe grows older and heavier, his speed is not as fast as before, but he should not be underestimated."

"His abilities of twisting the ball inside the table, backhand tearing the ball, and changing the defense to a straight line are all world-class."

"Forehand stalemate, relatively weak."

“So, when playing against Zhang Ben, you can break through his forehand.”

Speaking of which.

Liu Zhiqiang paused and looked at Chen Jin with a smile, "I believe that Zhang Ben can't stop your forehand attack."

"Also, your backhand speed can also suppress Zhang Ben."

"In this way, our tactical style can be formulated more flexibly."

Although Chen Jin is not his disciple, the fact that the national table tennis team has produced such a talented young man has already attracted his attention.

He has watched every game of Chen Jin.

Like everyone else, I was amazed at the comprehensiveness and balance of Chen Jin's techniques.

In Liu Zhiqiang's eyes, Chen Jin is simply a combination of Ma Long and Zhang Jike.

Ma Long's forehand, table skills and tactics, Zhang Jike's backhand and big heart were all fully demonstrated by Chen Jin.

It’s hard to imagine that Chen Jin is just a rookie player of fifteen or sixteen years old.

"As far as I can remember, since Zhang Benzhihe debuted, there are two players with whom he has maintained a zero win rate."

Liu Zhiqiang smiled and said, "One is Xu Xin, and the other is Felix."

"Chen Jin, do you know why this is happening?"

Are you testing me?
Chen Jin smiled slightly and replied: "Zhang Ben's fighting style is afraid of rotation and speed."

"Yes."

Liu Zhiqiang cast an admiring look at him, "You penholder players are naturally better at rotation than horizontal players because of the different grips you have."

"As for speed, I'm not worried about it either."

After all, Chen Jin's backhand speed had already been demonstrated in his previous match with Felix.

Even Felix can't beat Chen Jin, let alone Zhang Benzhihe.

“When serving and receiving, try to give Zhang Benzhihe a short forehand and control his backhand.”

Liu Zhiqiang continued, "As long as he can't get close to the table, he's useless."

With Chen Jin's ball control ability, he is able to control Zhang Benzhihe on the table.

Spin, speed, inside the table...all crush the opponent.

Unless he let Chen Jin win, Liu Zhiqiang had no idea how he would lose.

Of course, competitive sports are full of unknowns.

Strategically, you should despise your opponent, but tactically, you must take your opponent seriously.

Only in this way can you be invincible.

Followed by.

Liu Zhiqiang discussed with Chen Jin the tactical strategy for the battle against Zhang Benzhihe.

Just at this time.

A figure slowly walked into the training hall.

Li Qian, Xie Mingyang and others all stopped their work and greeted him, "Coach Liu."

The person who came was Liu Guoliang.

In the past few days, the person supervising the battle on the scene was Wang Hao, and Liu Guoliang was not seen.

I don’t even know where he went.

Unexpectedly, he finally showed up in the semi-finals.

Liu Guoliang responded one by one with a smile on his face.

Finally, he walked up to Liu Zhiqiang and Chen Jin and looked Chen Jin up and down: "Young man, you are good. You have made it to the semi-finals again."

"Coach Liu."

Chen Jin and Liu Zhiqiang said in unison.

"Where's Wang Hao?"

Liu Guoliang looked around.

"I went to give Lin Shidong off-court guidance."

Liu Zhiqiang said.

"You work for Chen Jin off-site?"

Liu Guoliang reacted immediately.

"Correct."

Liu Zhiqiang nodded.

"It's really rare that Wang Hao would allow you to be Chen Jin's off-court coach."

Liu Guoliang smiled.

Even a blind man can see that since the Macau Championship, Wang Hao has attached great importance to Chen Jin.

What's more, Chen Jin hits the ball horizontally with a straight racket.

Wang Hao wished he could treat Chen Jin as his own son and do everything for him personally.

But this time, Wang Hao was able to let Liu Zhiqiang be Chen Jin's off-court coach, which really surprised Liu Guoliang.

Liu Guoliang tilted his neck, turned his head to look at Chen Jin, and said with a smile: "We will fight Zhang Ben later, are you nervous?"

Chen Jin smiled calmly, shook his head and said, "I'm not nervous, but a little excited."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Liu Guoliang laughed, "It's a good thing for you to have confidence, kid."

"The stronger the opponent, the more confidence we must have in the victory of the brave."

His tone and expression all revealed his admiration for Chen Jin.

If it were any other young player, facing an opponent like Zhang Benzhihe for the first time in such a competition, his heart rate would have been so nervous that it would have exceeded 200.

In contrast, Chen Jin was calm and composed, as if he had everything planned out, with a calmness that was inconsistent with his age.

Even Liu Guoliang, who had seen countless people, was secretly amazed in his heart.

However, he didn't think much about it.

He would love to have a genius with such strength and mentality in the national table tennis team.

After the Paris Olympics, there was a lot of discussion in the outside world, and everyone criticized the echelon construction of the Chinese national table tennis team.

And now, the appearance of Chen Jin has just helped him to break the outside world's doubts.

This is more than just a purple star falling from the sky.

For Liu Guoliang, it was clearly a blessing from heaven!
"Our fans call Zhang Benzhihe, Lin Yunru, Moregaard and Felix the 'foreign F4'."

Liu Guoliang smiled and said, "I think this name is very appropriate."

"If you want to become the absolute main force, it is far from enough to just beat veterans like Ma Long and Liang Jingkun."

“Outsourced players are also a top priority.”

"For our national table tennis team, national honor is above all else."

At the end of his speech, the expression on Liu Guoliang's face became more serious.

Table tennis is the national sport.

Therefore, the national table tennis players naturally have an additional responsibility to win glory for the country.

Winning or losing a civil war is of little importance.

But when facing external teams, especially the Neon team, the game is not just a matter of winning or losing, it directly rises to a new dimension. Similarly, Chen Jin's opponent this time is Zhang Benzhihe.

If we lose, the backlash from public opinion will be so horrific that it is simply unimaginable.

I don’t even know if a young player of fifteen or sixteen years old can withstand such pressure.

This is also one of the purposes of Liu Guoliang's visit.

however.

Chen Jin's performance clearly exceeded Liu Guoliang's expectations.

"In the previous matches, you have already defeated Moregaard and Felix, and the only F4 players left are Tomokazu Harimoto and Lin Yun-ju."

Liu Guoliang said with a smile, "If you can beat Zhang Benzhihe today, I will put it here first, the youngest and absolute main force of the national table tennis team must be you."

This statement came out.

Everyone at the scene, including Liu Zhiqiang and Li Qian, gasped and their faces turned pale.

There is no need to say much about Liu Guoliang's status in the national table tennis team.

Although before this, the strength shown by Chen Jin and the achievements he made were enough to make him an absolute main force of the national table tennis team.

However, Liu Guoliang's public announcement was tantamount to the final conclusion.

What does it mean to have an absolute main force of fifteen or sixteen years old?
unprecedented!

This is an achievement that even strong people like Zhang Jike, Ma Long and Fan Zhendong have never unlocked.

Now, Chen Jin is about to achieve it.

All the eyes, filled with shock and a hint of envy, were focused on Chen Jin.

After listening to Liu Guoliang's words.

Chen Jin, on the other hand, did not show much emotion, and remained calm as always: "Thank you, Coach Liu, for your trust."

"But I'm participating in the competition for the championship."

"Whether it's Zhang Benzhihe or Lin Yunru, as long as they are opponents, I will defeat them."

His tone was calm, yet revealed immense confidence.

Liu Guoliang was stunned.

"Good boy!"

Liu Guoliang smiled and said, "If you really win this competition, you will be ranked in the top five in the world, right?"

"In just two months since joining the first team, we are already in the top five in the world..."

The words were not finished.

Liu Guoliang suddenly paused.

A strange light flashed in his eyes.

Suddenly.

A figure from many years ago emerged in his mind.

The young men of Jinling are dressed in fine clothes and ride fast horses.

Back then, that person was just like Chen Jin.

After joining the national table tennis team, he ranked among the top five in the world after only three months of training.

His talent is so high and his playing style is so fierce, like a killing god, that even Liu Guoliang and Coach Wu were amazed by him.

It’s a pity that not all stories have a happy ending.

But, in Liu Guoliang's eyes, he is still the brightest boy in Jinling City.

Many years have passed, the past has been blown away by the wind, and perhaps no one remembers it anymore.

Liu Guoliang, who has eaten all kinds of delicacies from land and sea over the years, always remembers the humble dish of "scallion scrambled eggs".

"Ugh……"

With a sigh in his heart, Liu Guoliang came back to his senses, smiling as he continued, "A few days ago, the International Table Tennis Federation held a meeting to study the schedule of next year's events, including the WTT, World Cup and World Table Tennis Championships, as well as some rule innovations."

"One of the rules is that the world ranking will be one of the criteria for qualifying for the World Table Tennis Championships."

The implication couldn't be more obvious.

If Chen Jin can maintain his current world ranking, or even continue to climb higher, he will most likely be able to participate in the World Table Tennis Championships.

As we all know, winning the three major tournaments is the highest standard for measuring a table tennis player.

The World Table Tennis Championships, as the highest level competition event in the world table tennis, is the dream of almost all professional table tennis players.

Chen Jin is naturally no exception.

When he heard the words "World Table Tennis Championships", his face finally showed some fluctuations.

"understood."

Chen Jin's eyes became more determined, "Thank you, Coach Liu."

There is no doubt that the number of places for the World Table Tennis Championships is limited.

If you want to secure your place in the competition, the higher your world ranking, the better.

The best thing would be to get the world's number one spot before the World Table Tennis Championships.

"If I remember correctly, the current world number one is over 7,300 points."

Chen Jin thought to himself, "The world ranking is the sum of a player's scores in the eight highest-scoring tournaments over the past twelve months."

"If I can win all the tournaments before the World Table Tennis Championships, I will be No. 1 in the world in no time."

After all, his current points, not counting the Montpellier Championship, are 3,400 points.

In addition to this competition, there are also the Frankfurt Championship and the Finals during the year.

The total championship points for the two races is three thousand.

If he can win all of them, Chen Jin's world ranking will be on par with Wang Chuqin.

The World Table Tennis Championships will be held in May next year.

With Chen Jin's current strength, it is not a dream for him to surpass Wang Chuqin and become the world's number one during this period of time.

"come on!"

Chen Jin couldn't help but clench his fists.

At this moment.

A WTT staff member came to the training hall and informed Chen Jin and Zhang Benzhihe to go backstage and prepare to wait.

"It's going to be over so soon?"

Chen Jin thought, "It seems that Lin Shidong's situation is not very good."

"Chen Jin."

Liu Guoliang reached out and patted his shoulder. "I almost forgot to tell you that your doping test results are out. Negative."

"So, don't worry, just go for it."

Doping test?
Chen Jin was stunned for a moment before he suddenly reacted.

If Liu Guoliang hadn't mentioned it, he would have almost forgotten about it.

"what?"

Chen Jin frowned in his heart, "How did Coach Liu know about my doping test?"

Logically speaking, random sampling and testing during competitions is quite common and nothing serious.

Liu Guoliang is of such high status that he would not care about these trivial matters at all.

But he personally notified the test results.

This made Chen Jin feel a little strange.

However, as the competition was approaching, Chen Jin didn't think much about it.

He packed his things, put on his backpack, and high-fived Liu Guoliang, Li Qian and others one by one.

"Come on, Chen Jin."

Li Qian said seriously, "October is National Day month, we must win."

"must!"

Chen Jin nodded.

"come on."

Xie Mingyang also clapped his hands with Chen Jin, "Don't forget our agreement in Lima."

"Lima's promise?"

Chen Jin was slightly startled and scratched the tip of his nose. "It seems that we have agreed on a lot of things in Lima."

"It's okay to lose to anyone, but not to my life."

Xie Mingyang said in a deep voice.

"Of course."

Chen Jin raised his fist and bumped it with Xie Mingyang.

Then, under the gaze of everyone, he went to the backstage of the stadium alone.

(End of this chapter)